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IDJ has kindly sent in this article about North Point power station. He notes: Images from various sources mostly unknown, from the internet. NORTH POINT POWER STATION Present day residents of Hong Kong can barely envisage that a major electricity generating power station once dominated the waterfront in the bustling North Point district of Hong Kong island. Today all people […]
» Read moreIDJ: Present day residents of Hong Kong can barely envisage that a major electricity generating power station once dominated the waterfront in the bustling North Point district of Hong Kong island. Today all people see from the harbour is a wall of high-rise residential buildings rising up to the hilltops. However, there are clues are in surviving street names in […]
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Many thanks to IDJ for sending all the following images of North Point Power Station. HF: IDJ notes that he is unaware of the original source of the images which he has found on the internet. I have included IDJ’s notes on the subject matter. If you can provide further information about any of the photographs, or about the power […]
» Read morexxxx Source: See: Forgotten Transport in Hong Kong This article was first posted on xxxx xxxx. Related Indhhk articles:
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» Read moreGwulo recent email: Two new resources about the British Army Aid Group: Elizabeth Ride’s extensive archives are now available online at elizabethridearchive.com Hong Kong Baptist University have published an excellent online introduction to the BAAG, making good use of online maps and photos to illustrate the story. This article was first posted on 9th September 2020. Related Indhhk articles:
» Read morePeter Crush THE HONGKONG-CANTON RAILWAY The report of Mr. G. W. Eves, Chief Resident Engineer of the Hongkong-Canton Railway construction, on the progress of the work up to December 31st, 1907, concludes with the announcement that barring accident and unexpected delays the line would be completed by December 1909, so far as the contract work was involved and the line […]
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Hugh Farmer: Tai Po Kau station (大埔滘車站) was a railway station on the Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) when it opened in 1910. It was also known as Tai Po Station. This image shows the KCR being constucted in 1906. “Tai Po Kau (centre) and Yuen Chau Tsai (centre right). In the centre is Tai Po Kau Bay. The construction reaching […]
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According to Claire Grey’s excellent family history website, linked below, W R Loxley and Company (China) Ltd was established in Hong Kong in 1872 and… See: Dearie:Russell Family History – WR Loxley & Company The aim of this site is to record all the information we have already discovered about Richard Dearie, his son John Russell and their descendants. Rod Sell’s website […]
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